EPT Budapest: Level 23 updates

These are the updates for level 23, where the blinds are 10,000-20,000 with a running 2,000 ante. The PokerStars blog will provide level by level updates.

2.15pm: Zoltan Toth of Hungary is eliminated in seventh place for €78,736
Gino Alacqua raised pre-flop to 42,000 with A-2 and was called by Albert Iversen holding Q-T before Zoltan Toth moved all-in with 6-2, easily covered. The board ran 3h-8s-4c-Qh-3s and is checked down by Alacqua and Iversen. The queen is good enough for Iversen but it sends Zoltan Toth, the last Hungarian player in the event, to the rail.

2.05pm: PokerStars sponsored player Johnny Lodden from Norway is eliminated in eighth place for €53,200.
Johnny Lodden raised from under-the-gun with pocket kings and was called by Zoltan Toth holding Ad-Kd. Martin Jacobsen also called with Td-7d for a flop of Jd-8s-2d. Lodden now made it 125,000 and Toth called before Jacobsen moved all-in. Lodden called, so did Toth who had the others covered. The turn and river came 7h and 9c giving a straight and the pot to Jacobsen and busting Lodden in eighth. Toth was left with just 40,000.

PokerStars sponsored player Johnny Lodden

1.55pm: Alacqua out-muscles Fry
William Fry opened from mid position and Gino Alacqua moved all in over the top. Fry didn't take too long to let it go.

1.50pm: After Jacobsen's double up, we have entered an immediately cautious phase of play. If we get to a flop, we see a lot of checking, and if someone raises pre-flop, that's usually good enough.

1.38pm - The first all-in
In the first all-in call of the day Gino Alacqua calls Martin Jacobsen's all-in. It's Jh-9h for the Italian against Jacobsen's pocket kings. The board comes 2d-Td-Qd-8d-7h giving Jacobsen a flush and doubling him up.